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Exclusive: Former World Champion and WBA No.4 Simpiwe Vetyeka Manager Says His Man Will Take On Frampton, Santa Cruz, Warrington or Quigg

Boxing News and Views had a chance to speak with Irish based boxing manager Gary Hyde this past weekend. Hyde manages the career of WBA no.4 ranked South African featherweight contender Simpiwe Vetyeka.

Cork man Hyde is a busy operator these days, also managing the careers of four other professional fighters including Mohammed Rabii, Youri Kalenga, Levan Ghvamichava and Gevorg Khatchikian.

Following the recent high profile Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton rematch, I wanted to get his opinion on his WBA ranked no.4 South African featherweight and former world champion Simpiwe Vetyeka (29-3-17KO) in particular.

Starting off the conversation, Gary told me he signed Vetyeka in the summer of 2016 and not long after was very close to landing him a world title shot against a certain WBO champion: